Remove Web Application Proxy Server From Cluster -

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to safely decommission and remove a Web Application Proxy server from an Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) farm or cluster. Pre-Removal Checklist

Uninstall-WindowsFeature Web-Application-Proxy, CMAK, RSAT-RemoteAccess Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard

Log on to any server in the WAP cluster and open the Remote Access Management Console .

To ensure the cluster continues to function smoothly without the removed node: WAP – How to remove a WAP Server from WAP clusters remove web application proxy server from cluster

: Delete any DNS records (like A or CNAME records) pointing to the old server's IP.

simply reinstall Windows on the same hostname and rejoin it to the cluster without first removing the trust. A reused hostname with an orphaned trust will cause a “duplicate proxy” error during reconfiguration.

: Go to Manage > Remove Roles and Features , uncheck Web Application Proxy under the Remote Access role, and follow the wizard to complete the removal. 3. Clean Up External Dependencies To ensure the cluster continues to function smoothly

: Ensure the remaining WAP servers are online, healthy, and sync with the AD FS configuration.

Uninstall-WindowsFeature Web-Application-Proxy, CMAK, RSAT-RemoteAccess Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard Alternatively, use the Remove Roles and Features Wizard Server Manager : A restart is required to complete the removal. 4. Final Cleanup

If the server is domain-joined and will never return: : Go to Manage > Remove Roles and

Retrieve the list of connected proxy servers to find the exact name: powershell Get-AdfsWebApplicationProxyRelyingPartyTrust Use code with caution.

If the remaining WAP nodes experience resource exhaustion immediately after removal, the load balancer did not successfully distribute traffic.